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IEQ-Compass - A Tool for Holistic Evaluation of Potential Indoor Environmental Quality in Schools: Master Thesis

Translated title

Indeklima Kompas - Et værktøj for Helhedsorienteret Evaluering af Indeklima Potentialet af Skoler: Kandidatprojekt

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Term

4. Term

Publication year

2021

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Pages

15

Abstract

Dette projekt udvikler grundlaget for et helhedsorienteret evalueringsværktøj til at vurdere kvaliteten af indeklimaet (IEQ) i danske skolebygninger. Værktøjet skal vurdere skolers potentiale for at sikre komfort, sundhed, trivsel og gode præstationer for elever og ansatte. For at opbygge evalueringsrammen kortlægger studiet, hvad der kendetegner et godt indeklima i skoler. Vurderingen omfatter luftkvalitet, termiske forhold (temperatur og træk), visuelle forhold (dagslys og elektrisk belysning), akustiske forhold (støj og efterklang) samt brugernes mulighed for at regulere omgivelserne. Med afsæt i metoden fra et tidligere indeklimaværktøj til boliger fastlægges parametre og kriterier for hver kategori, tilpasset skolers særlige forhold. Vurderingsmetoderne bygger på litteraturgennemgang, branchens beregningsvejledninger, bygningsreglement og relevante standarder. Resultatet er et dokumenteret grundlag for en fremtidig mærkning af skolers indeklima, herunder et sæt parametre og kriterier samt en vægtning, der afspejler de enkelte forholds betydning. Projektet præsenterer også en ny måde at formidle resultaterne på, så indeklimaet kan forstås på både lokale- og bygningsniveau af skolens brugere og anvendes af rådgivere i design og renovering.

This project develops the foundation for a holistic tool to evaluate the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) of Danish school buildings. The tool aims to assess a school’s potential to provide comfort, health, wellbeing, and good performance for pupils and staff. To build the evaluation framework, the study identified what constitutes a good indoor environment in schools. The assessment covers indoor air quality, thermal conditions (temperature and drafts), visual conditions (daylight and electric lighting), acoustic conditions (noise and reverberation), and the ability of occupants to adjust their environment. Drawing on a methodology from an earlier IEQ tool for housing, the project defines parameters and criteria for each area, tailored to school-specific factors. The assessment methods are grounded in a literature review, industry calculation guidelines, building regulations, and relevant standards. The result is a documented basis for a future IEQ labeling tool for schools, including a set of parameters and criteria and a weighting scheme that reflects the relative importance of different aspects. The project also proposes a new way to present results at both room and whole-building level, making IEQ understandable to school users and useful to consultants for design and renovation.

[This summary has been rewritten with the help of AI based on the project's original abstract]

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